OMAHA, NEB. - One of the more successful campaigns in recent Drake women's tennis history came to an end on Friday (April 24) as Illinois State dealt the Bulldogs a 4-0 setback at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

Drake concluded its season at 11-12, while the Redbirds defeated the Bulldogs in tournament play for the third straight year to move into the semifinals at 14-9 overall.

Illinois State garnered decisions at the second and third doubles slots to acquire the only point it needed en route to victory.

In her final career match, senior Veronika Leszayova (Povazska Bystrica, Slovak Republic) captured the first set of her tilt with Julia Zubkova at the No. 1 position, 6-2, and was tied at three in the second set when the contest was abandoned after Illinois State clinched the win.

Freshman Amanda Aragon (Fort Collins, Colo.) led her encounter 3-1 at No. 6 versus Carmen Peters in the third when the tilt was also left unfinished.  Aragon took the first set, 6-4, before dropping the second, 3-6.

ILLINOIS STATE (14-9) DEF. DRAKE (11-12), 4-0
APRIL 24, 2009
OMAHA, NEB.
 
SINGLES:
No. 1 Julia Zubkova (ILS) vs. Veronika Leszayova (DU), 2-6, 3-3, unfinished
No. 2 Natalia Lech (ILS) vs. Gabby Demos (DU), 6-4, 2-6, 2-0, unfinished
No. 3 Tanja Hrovatic (ILS) def. Jessica Labarte (DU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 Franziska Steinhardt (ILS) def. Jessica Aguilera (DU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 Hannah Esker (ILS) def. Kari Sloboth (DU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Carmen Peters (ILS) vs. Amanda Aragon (DU), 4-6, 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
Order of finish (3,4,5)

DOUBLES:
No. 1 Zubkova/Steinhardt (ILS) vs. Morgan Rainey/Leszayova (DU), 7-2, unfinished
No. 2 Lech/Hrovatic (ILS) def. Aguilera/Labarte (DU), 8-6
No. 3 Esker/Peters (ILS) def. Sloboth/Demos (DU), 8-4
Order of finish (3,2)